Moms fear being kicked out of domestic violence shelter

Dottie's House director says program fees must be paid

12:59 PM,
Nov. 22, 2012

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A group of mothers living in a domestic violence shelter say they and their children may be forced into homelessness.

Five mothers out of 17 living in the temporary homes at Dottie's House - which harbors mothers and children from their abusers - told the Asbury Park Press they received letters last Friday from Dottie's House administration, telling them to leave within three days.

As of today, at least, they have not left the shelter - with rentals and hotels filled with people displaced by superstorm Sandy, the mothers said they have nowhere else to go. ...